Highlands Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Ilford, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.710 miles
Published by London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Highlands Primary School is a primary school in Ilford, Redbridge for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 27 November 2024. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Highlands Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.710 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, there were 98 first-choice applications for 88 offers; 86 offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place with a sibling at the school lived 0.710 miles away; the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 4 years.
- In 2024/25, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Redbridge.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Redbridge schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Highlands Gardens, Ilford, IG1 3LE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 676 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 27 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud to attend this welcoming and caring school.”
- “There is a strong sense of community, both within the school and beyond.”
- “Staff greet pupils and parents and carers warmly each morning.”
To improve
- “Raising attendance remains an ongoing priority.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 87% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 98 first-preference applications, 88 offers in total, 86 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Redbridge.
- Cranbrook Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Aldersbrook Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Christchurch Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Redbridge Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Gearies Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cleveland Road Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Winston Way Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published